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whitetail farms
03-23-2013, 06:14 PM
I have a leak in the bottom of my mainline...it look like a fisher or something bit it there are two sets of little poke holes top and bottom of the line but on hole as a little stream of sap comeing out of it could i just tape it up or do i need to find a tool and put a coupling where the hole is,thanks for all the help you guys have been giving me with my new gravity tubeing system,thanks nick

325abn
03-23-2013, 06:23 PM
Good high quality black tape works well.

unc23win
03-23-2013, 06:23 PM
Tape it with good quality electrical tape it will be fine.

whitetail farms
03-23-2013, 07:59 PM
okay thanks guys i taped it tight with good electrical tape hope this works but the good thing about the leak is i could hear it hissing as i walked up to it so i must be getting good natural vacuum

doocat
03-23-2013, 08:18 PM
Food grade electrical tape I hope!

Dill
03-23-2013, 09:08 PM
I reused an old piece of mainline that had been tapped before for a section of my vac bush. I have holes on the bottom that have been sealed with electrical tape for 4 years now.

whitetail farms
03-23-2013, 09:32 PM
shoot, I forgot about food grade ill have to go buy a mainline tool and put in a food grade coupling :lol:

PerryW
03-23-2013, 09:54 PM
I would also mark the mainline with orange or pink flagging and do a proper repair after the season is over.

whitetail farms
03-23-2013, 10:21 PM
yeah not sure if ill be tapping there next year or not but if i am ill will fix it the right way